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karlmcallister commented on: silence of the scroll by redbrick 10 weeks 13 hours ago
the silence itself is the script: the silence itself is the script... Buddhist? Thanks for helping me hear the silence.  The funny thing is ... had you not said, or rather written the words, would I have still heard it?   Peace
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redbrick commented on: i was homeless once by redbrick 10 weeks 14 hours ago
Thank you for bringing both: Thank you for bringing both conviction and close reading here. I share your sense that homelessness in wealthy societies is less about resources than will, and your naming of hyper‑individualism as tyranny sharpens that truth. I’m glad that the hinge between physical and emotional exile spoke to you, that your pause on “Marble floors echo louder than alleys” felt like the loop closing. I am so grateful to you.  
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redbrick commented on: CHAPTER 4 by Pungus 10 weeks 15 hours ago
     The jester’s chant, the:      The jester’s chant, the dragons, the stage, all circling around themes of illusion, temptation, and emptiness like a surreal carnival. I especially felt the tension between humor and dread, and the way the final image leaves the speaker undone. It’s unsettling, but in a way that lingers like a dream you can’t quite shake.
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redbrick commented on: skylight morning by redbrick 10 weeks 22 hours ago
Glad to have brought some: Glad to have brought some enjoyment and interaction. We would have been different poets or worked at it in other ways had there been no social media aspect to this exercise. 
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redbrick commented on: drink the hemlock by redbrick 10 weeks 22 hours ago
Thank you J-Called. : Thank you J-Called. 
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redbrick commented on: drink the hemlock by redbrick 10 weeks 22 hours ago
I was hoping you would relish: I was hoping you would relish “la petite répartie.” 
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karlmcallister commented on: drink the hemlock by redbrick 10 weeks 1 day ago
Nice!: Touché mon amie! Well done!
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J-C4113d commented on: skylight morning by redbrick 10 weeks 1 day ago
Your verbal skill is well: Your verbal skill is well displayed in this powerful poem.
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J-C4113d commented on: drink the hemlock by redbrick 10 weeks 1 day ago
Your use of metaphor, simile,: Your use of metaphor, simile, and symbolism is always dynamically effective!  Always!
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redbrick commented on: + 9TH POEMS: Reply To The Poet, Fyodor Tyutchev [Reposed July, 1873] by S74rw4rd-13d 10 weeks 1 day ago
  A beautiful devotional:   A beautiful devotional response,  It is moving how you weave Tyutchev’s contemplative spirit into a deeply personal affirmation of faith. The image of resting at Christ’s feet, paired with the scriptural echoes of Galatians and 1 John, gives the poem both intimacy and timelessness. It reads like a prayer as much as a poem.
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karlmcallister commented on: the phoenix by karlmcallister 10 weeks 1 day ago
Thanks!: Thanks redbrick!
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karlmcallister commented on: drink the hemlock by karlmcallister 10 weeks 1 day ago
Thanks!:
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karlmcallister commented on: fusion by karlmcallister 10 weeks 1 day ago
Thanks!: Ha, ha ... luminous!  Thanks!
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karlmcallister commented on: fusion by karlmcallister 10 weeks 1 day ago
Thanks!: Thanks!
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karlmcallister commented on: all heart by karlmcallister 10 weeks 1 day ago
Thanks!: I guess we both have a thing for the sea. :)
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